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"Digital Collections is the National Library of Medicine's free online archive of biomedical books and videos. All of the content in Digital Collections is freely available worldwide and, unless otherwise indicated, in the public domain. Digital Collections provides unique access to NLM's rich, historical resources."

The University of California, San Francisco Tobacco Control Archives audio collection contains audiotapes related to the advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research of tobacco products as well as materials gathered and produced by tobacco control advocates.

The University of California, San Francisco Tobacco Control Archives Video Collection contains videotapes related to the advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research of tobacco products as well as materials gathered and produced by tobacco control advocates.

"UK Biobank is a major national health resource, and a registered charity in its own right, with the aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses -- including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. UK Biobank recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the country to take part in this project. They have undergone measures, provided blood, urine and saliva samples for future analysis, detailed information about themselves and agreed to have their health followed. Over many years this will build into a powerful resource to help scientists discover why some people develop particular diseases and others do not.".--Website.

Collates the most recent country-specific data on the spread and impact of the HIV virus, together with information on risky behaviors and health sector response information (e.g. data on people receiving treatment and coverage of HIV counselling and testing).

"All statistics of UNCTAD are harmonized and integrated into UNCTADstat- free to use dissemination platform. It gives access to basic and derived indicators built upon common rules, harmonized environment and clear methodology supported by powerful data browsing system. The statistical series are regularly updated and classified into easy-to-navigate themes. UNCTADstat offers ready-to-use analytical groupings, with a unique coverage for countries and products and a particular focus on developing and transition economies. This approach ensures data consistency across multiple data series, and enables users to harness its full potential by mixing and matching data from various domains."--website.

"UNdata is the brainchild of UNSD, the statistical arm of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the coordinator of statistical activities throughout the UN System. UNSD's core mission is to advance the development of the global statistical system and promote the dissemination of statistical information. This database service is part of a project launched by UNSD in 2005, called "Statistics as a Public Good", whose objectives are to provide free access to global statistics, to educate users about the importance of statistics for evidence-based policy and decision-making and to assist National Statistical Offices of Member Countries to strengthen their data dissemination capabilities. The project is implemented in partnership with Statistics Sweden and the Gapminder Foundation with partial financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)."--website.

"The database currently contains data about UNHCR's populations of concern from the year 1951 up to 2014 and you can use it to investigate different aspects of these populations: their general composition by location of residence or origin, their status (refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, etc.), their evolution over time, and so on."--website.

Universal Protein Resource ("UniProt") is the largest provider of data on the proteome of organisms. The data are based on submissions to the DNA sequence databases, as well as varying levels of curation. It is the good way to quickly assess a vast set of protein properties, particularly for species that are not model organisms.

UpToDate is a web-based, clinical information resource, designed to provide concise, practical answers to clinical questions. The content is updated quarterly. Nearly 3,000 author physicians continually review the literature for material that is well supported by data and would be useful in a clinical setting. If a medical finding is deemed important, it is then added to the relevant topic review(s) after approval by an internal peer review and by the authors. The content is comprehensive, concise, and fully referenced.

UpToDate is a clinical information resource designed to provide concise answers to clinical questions. With this mobile app users can download the complete UpToDate content to their mobile devices for offline access. No network connection is required for regular use. Wifi is required for the initial download and new content updates. Updates occur automatically when users have active wifi access.

Includes the MEDLINE database, which contains coverage of over
5000 journals and more than 25 million citations for biomedical
articles, including, but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic
reviews, case reports, and clinical practice guidelines.

Lane RSS feeds (Really Simple
Syndication)A medical search
engine provides access to 9,000 medical and procedural videos, 1,000
books and over.All online issues of
the Journal of the American Medical Association.Nature, the international weekly journal of
science.New England Journal of
Medicine.Searchable databasesLane Library's DocXpress service obtains
article and book chapter PDFs as well as print book loans from other
libraries at no cost to School of Medicine affiliated users as well
as scans PDFs of articles or book chapters from Lane's print
collection for a small fee.

Continuously expanding, all databases in the repository
contain the latest editions of selected medical titles.

MicroMedex: Premier pharmaceutical
information source containing multiple databases and drug reference
tools. Of particular value is DRUGDEX Evaluations, one of the most
comprehensive drug sources available.DynaMed
Plus is a clinical information resource used to answer questions
quickly at the point-of-care. Easy-to-interpret Levels of
Evidence help clinicians rapidly determine the quality of the
available evidence.

Biomedical and pharmacological
abstracting and indexing database of published literature, by
Elsevier. Embase® contains over 32 million records from over 8,500
currently published journals (1947-present) and is noteworthy for
its extensive coverage of the international pharmaceutical and
alternative/complementary medicine literature.

Multidisciplinary
coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social
sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international
proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences.

Includes cited reference searching, citation maps, and an
analyze tool.

Features
systematic reviews that summarize the effects of interventions and
makes a determination whether the intervention is efficacious or
not.

Cochrane reviews are created through a strict process of
compiling and analyzing data from multiple randomized control trials
to ensure comprehensiveness and reliability.

Provides systematic coverage of the
psychological literature from the 1800s to the present through
articles, book chapters and dissertations.BMJ
Clinical Evidence. A clinical information tool built around
systematic reviews summarizing the current state of knowledge about
prevention and treatment of clinical conditions.PIER (Physicians' Information and Education
Resource) is a Web-based decision-support tool designed for rapid
point-of-care delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based guidance for
primary care physicians.Cochrane
Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) provides access to
300,000 controlled trials that have been identified the Cochrane
Collaboration.Provides drug
information targeted for patients.A
continually updating drug monograph.The National Guideline
Clearinghouse (NGC): A comprehensive database of evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines and related documents.MedlinePlus: A repository of health
information from the National Library of Medicine. Links are from
trusted sites. No advertising, no endorsement of commercial companies
or productsLPCH
CareNotes via MicroMedex: Patient education handouts customized by
LPCH clinical staffMicromedex
Lab Advisor: Evidence based laboratory test informationA drug database organized by generic
name, trade name and drug class.LPCH /
Stanford Hospital Formulary.A
goldmine of trusted consumer health information from the world's
largest medical library.A trusted
source of expert advice for and about kids, providing the information
necessary to help patients and parents understand their unique needs.Provides patient handouts from the
American Academy of Family Physician.Access
to the Stanford Health Library for patients.Lane
provides access to over 5,000 eBooks many of which provide helpful
background material that will prepare you to better tackle primary
literature.

Largest,
broadest eBook package; covers all sciences, as well as technology
(including software), medicine, and humanities.

In addition to covering Wiley and Springer, MyiLibrary is also
the only provider for Oxford and Cambridge University Press titles.
No seat restrictions.

A
collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly by
concept, and linked to terms in PubMed abstracts.

Over 10,000 notes outline the status of specific infections
within each country.

VisualDx is a decision
support system that allows clinicians to build a patient-specific
differential, search by diagnosis, or review medication-related
events.

Health
education and information about illnesses, diseases and conditions
provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Critical appraisals of new
drugs and comparative reviews of drugs for common diseases.Micromedex CareNotes for SHC
delivers patient education materials across the continuum of care —
including pre-care, inpatient, discharge, emergency department,
ambulatory, and wellness education. CareNotes are available in both
English and Spanish.The
key resource for information on dietary supplements, natural
medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.
Excellent source for checking interactions.Limit your PubMed search to Cochrane
Reviews, AHRQ Evidence Reports, BMJ
Clinical Evidence topics, FPIN Clinical Inquiries,and
ACP Journal Club article reviews.
A specialized
PubMed search geared towards helping clinicians quickly access
systematic reviews.A
specialized PubMed search geared towards helping clinicians quickly
access clinical trials.Using the
links on this site will get you directly to the ICPSR
(Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) and
the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Stanford is a
member of both. If you create an individual account with your
Stanford affiliation, you will be able to download available datasets
on these sites.Population health
science requires scientists from different disciplinary backgrounds
to combine their knowledge and expertise to answer questions that
individual disciplines alone cannot. The Interdisciplinary
Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) was founded to
bring them all together.Public
health protects and improves the health of individuals, families,
communities, and populations, locally and globally.The
mission of the Population Health Alliance is to advance the
principles of population health improvement, so they become pillars
of our healthcare system.

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Includes the MEDLINE database, which contains coverage of over
5000 journals and more than 25 million citations for biomedical
articles, including, but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic
reviews, case reports, and clinical practice guidelines.

Lane RSS feeds (Really Simple
Syndication)A medical search
engine provides access to 9,000 medical and procedural videos, 1,000
books and over.All online issues of
the Journal of the American Medical Association.Nature, the international weekly journal of
science.New England Journal of
Medicine.Searchable databasesLane Library's DocXpress service obtains
article and book chapter PDFs as well as print book loans from other
libraries at no cost to School of Medicine affiliated users as well
as scans PDFs of articles or book chapters from Lane's print
collection for a small fee.

Continuously expanding, all databases in the repository
contain the latest editions of selected medical titles.

MicroMedex: Premier pharmaceutical
information source containing multiple databases and drug reference
tools. Of particular value is DRUGDEX Evaluations, one of the most
comprehensive drug sources available.DynaMed
Plus is a clinical information resource used to answer questions
quickly at the point-of-care. Easy-to-interpret Levels of
Evidence help clinicians rapidly determine the quality of the
available evidence.

Biomedical and pharmacological
abstracting and indexing database of published literature, by
Elsevier. Embase® contains over 32 million records from over 8,500
currently published journals (1947-present) and is noteworthy for
its extensive coverage of the international pharmaceutical and
alternative/complementary medicine literature.

Multidisciplinary
coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social
sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international
proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences.

Includes cited reference searching, citation maps, and an
analyze tool.

Features
systematic reviews that summarize the effects of interventions and
makes a determination whether the intervention is efficacious or
not.

Cochrane reviews are created through a strict process of
compiling and analyzing data from multiple randomized control trials
to ensure comprehensiveness and reliability.

Provides systematic coverage of the
psychological literature from the 1800s to the present through
articles, book chapters and dissertations.BMJ
Clinical Evidence. A clinical information tool built around
systematic reviews summarizing the current state of knowledge about
prevention and treatment of clinical conditions.PIER (Physicians' Information and Education
Resource) is a Web-based decision-support tool designed for rapid
point-of-care delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based guidance for
primary care physicians.Cochrane
Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) provides access to
300,000 controlled trials that have been identified the Cochrane
Collaboration.Provides drug
information targeted for patients.A
continually updating drug monograph.The National Guideline
Clearinghouse (NGC): A comprehensive database of evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines and related documents.MedlinePlus: A repository of health
information from the National Library of Medicine. Links are from
trusted sites. No advertising, no endorsement of commercial companies
or productsLPCH
CareNotes via MicroMedex: Patient education handouts customized by
LPCH clinical staffMicromedex
Lab Advisor: Evidence based laboratory test informationA drug database organized by generic
name, trade name and drug class.LPCH /
Stanford Hospital Formulary.A
goldmine of trusted consumer health information from the world's
largest medical library.A trusted
source of expert advice for and about kids, providing the information
necessary to help patients and parents understand their unique needs.Provides patient handouts from the
American Academy of Family Physician.Access
to the Stanford Health Library for patients.Lane
provides access to over 5,000 eBooks many of which provide helpful
background material that will prepare you to better tackle primary
literature.

Largest,
broadest eBook package; covers all sciences, as well as technology
(including software), medicine, and humanities.

In addition to covering Wiley and Springer, MyiLibrary is also
the only provider for Oxford and Cambridge University Press titles.
No seat restrictions.

A
collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly by
concept, and linked to terms in PubMed abstracts.